Jurisdiction and capabilities Norwegian Police Service

the national mobile police service performing traffic control on e18

norway has unified police, means there single police organization , police power , prosecutor power not granted other agencies within norway. sole exception military police, albeit has jurisdiction on military personnel , on military installations, except during martial law. police decentralized , generalized allow more flexible resource allocation, while remaining under political control. entails police officers have no geographical or sector limitations powers. police act , several special laws regulate agencies , officer s powers , responsibilities. police required assist other public institutions, including healthcare authorities, , can asked other agencies assist when necessary enact decision force. conversely, police can ask assistance coast guard when necessary. police responsible responses against terrorism , sabotage unless norway under armed attack.

responsibilities , functions related security includes patrolling, continual emergency availability, highway patrolling, sea patrolling, coordination of search , rescue activities, embassy security , body guard service members of government, royal family , other in need. crime fighting responsibility split between preventative measures, such information, observation , controls, , consequential measures, such investigation , prosecution. police further have duties related civilian court cases, such writ of execution, evaluation of natural damage, assisting courts after bankruptcies , functioning notary public.

romerike police district responsible passport control @ oslo airport, gardermoen

the police have series of functions related public management, such issuing of passports, firearms licenses, police certificates, permissions lotteries , withdrawal of driving licenses, approval of security guard companies , bouncers, recommendations municipal councils issuing alcohol sales licenses, approval of second-hand shops , arrangements otherwise unlawful, dealing unowned dogs , animals in care of people sentenced unsuitable hold animals.

the police have responsibility prisoner transport during detention, including transport , court. police serve border guards outer border of schengen area. busiest oslo airport, gardermoen, has 130 man-years tied it, storskog on russian border , sandefjord airport, torp. these borders designated border employees—all other manned regular officers. police not responsible customs, responsibility of norwegian customs , excise authorities. norway participates in series of international police cooperation, such interpol, europol, schengen information system, frontex, , baltic sea task force on organized crime. norway has close cooperation other nordic police forces. norwegian police service participates in international operations.

in 2011 police force had 746,464 assignments, common 180,000 assignments being investigation cases, such reported deaths, controls , reports of motor vehicle theft. followed traffic assignments, public disturbance of peace, animal cases, theft, private disturbance of peace, , sickness , psychiatry. seventy-five percent of assignments solved single patrol, while ninety percent solved 1 , two. in armed situations twenty percent solved single patrol. in 2010 norwegian police service had 13 billion norwegian krone in costs, of seventy percent used on wages. employed 13,493 man-years, or 1.6 man-years per 1000 residents. there 394,137 reported offenses, or 81.1 per 1000 people, of 46 percent solved. there 5,399 debt settlements, 226,491 applications writ of execution, 195,345 immigration cases , 4,615 forced returns.